Bonfires

[Cloud]

Does any one know the rules of lighting bonfires ie Times ect?

[rustylady]

Check out your local allotment rules. Also local byelaws. Local Council Environmental Health Section will be able to tell you.

[squashysu]

i think it is different in many towns, but ours is after 7pm, your LA can tell you.

[Snadger]

We can't light any fires until 1st Nov and must put them out before 1st May!

[lynda66]

i wasn't aware there were laws on when you can have bonfires, unless on an allotment ...... i've had loads, and no ones ever said anything ..... except when i accidentally put something incredibly smokey and smelly on, and someone called the fire brigade cos they thought my house was on fire ...... i got to nee-naw the engine though

[FionaH]

Worth having a bonfire just for the firemen?

[digthatchick]

This is the legal situation regarding bonfires from the Worcester City Council Site (I have had to use this in a dispute and it is correct)

Bonfires and the Law
It is a common misconception that there are specific bye-laws to prohibit bonfires - There aren’t. An outright ban would be difficult to enforce and very occasionally a bonfire is the best practicable way to dispose of garden waste. If used sensitively, the occasional bonfire should not cause a major problem. However, where a neighbour is causing a problem by burning rubbish the law is on your side. Under the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) 1990, a statutory nuisance includes smoke, fumes or gases emitted from premises so as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance”. In practice, to be considered a statutory nuisance, a bonfire would have to be a persistent problem, interfering substantially with your well being, comfort or enjoyment of your property.

If bothered by smoke, approach your neighbour and explain the problem. You might feel awkward, but they may not be aware of the distress they are causing and it will hopefully make them more considerate in the future. If this fails, contact your local council’s environmental health department. They must investigate your complaint and can issue a nuisance abatement notice under the EPA. The Act also allows you to take private action in the magistrates’ court. The NSCA fact sheet Pollution, Nuisance and the Law explains the legal position in more detail. If the fire is only occasional it is unlikely to be considered a nuisance in law. Similarly, if you are being troubled r bonfires from different neighbours, each only burning occasionally, a are several nuisance action would be difficult as there offenders. In this situation encourage them to consider the alternatives give them a copy of this leaflet! Finally, under the Highways Act 1980 anyone lighting a fire and allowing smoke to drift across a road faces a fine if it endangers traffic. Contact the police in this case.

[lynda66]

Worth having a bonfire just for the firemen?

god yes ........ actually forget the firemen, i prefer the engines, all that throbbing silver and hoses and and ...... ok i'll shut up now ....... yupp worth it for the firemen

[Snadger]

god yes ........ actually forget the firemen, i prefer the engines, all that throbbing silver and hoses and and ...... ok i'll shut up now ....... yupp worth it for the firemen

Spoken like a true Pyromaniac Lynda!

[Nicos]

Please remember to check for hedgehogs folks...they're in short supply these days

[Headfry]

FIREMEN.....where?

[Nicos]

Here they are!

[Headfry]

Ohhhh third one from the left for me please!

[Nicos]

Do ya think that's krazy krok

[lynda66]

Spoken like a true Pyromaniac Lynda!

ohhhh i could definitely be one of them,i love fire..... unfortunately i've already burnt everything mind you theres always the excess wood from the chicken house, under the guise of a bonfire for the kids